On Sat, Aug 22, 2015 at 12:44:17AM +0000, Anthony Jackson wrote:
> Also causes issues for the existing canon on nuclear weapons,
> though.

Not that much.  There would still be fissionable elements, they just
won't be U-235 or Pu-239.  Triggering fusion would be pretty similar
in mechanics, and probably even easier with heavier hydrogen isotopes.

> Dampers cause their own category of problem, in that changing the
> strength of a force presumably causes stable states to become
> unstable with exciting (aka extremely destructive) results as nuclei
> head towards new stable states.

Yes, that has always been an issue.

- Tim